Warrnambool District Football League

Warrnambool District Football League

General Information
Founded	1946
Records
Highest Score	360 - Dennington 56.24.360 (v Bushfield 1.2.8) - 1985
Most goals in a game	24 - Anthony Kelly - Dennington (v Bushfield) - 1985
Most goals in a season	165 - Tony Russell – South Rovers 1993
Most wins in a row	39 - Merrivale - 1996-1997
Most losses in a row	79 - East Warrnambool – 2007-2011
Most flags in a row	8 West End 1948-1955

Warrnambool District Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the region of rural of Warrnambool. It is a Eleven team competition starting in April and finishing in September. The league was founded in 1946. Last year (2016) Nirranda broke a 17 year drought beating the Old Collegians by 7 points.

Clubs

Current

Jumper	Club	Nickname	Years in comp	WDFL Premierships	Premiership Years
	Allansford	Cats	1971- (known as West End-Allansford pre-2002)	7	1971, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987
	East Warrnambool	Bombers	1946-	2	1967, 1995
	Kolora Noorat	Power	2003-	3	2009, 2010, 2011
	Merrivale	Tigers	1946-	7	1958, 1979, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2014
	Nirranda	Blues	1992-	2	1999, 2016
	Old Collegians	Warriors	1951- (known as YCW 1951-52)	8	1956, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1984, 1989, 1992
	Panmure	Bulldogs	1997-	5	1997, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2013
	Russell's Creek	Kangaroos	1946-	9	1946, 1947, 1957, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1990, 1998, 2000
	South Rovers	Lions	1946-	5	1975, 1985, 1986, 1993, 2007
	Timboon	Demons	2003-	1	2008
	Dennington	Dogs	1953-	4	1966, 1982, 1988, 2015

Former

Jumper	Club	Nickname	Years in comp	WDFL Premierships	Premiership Years
	Deakin University	Sharks	1977-2016 (Known as W.I.A.E pre 1991)	0

Founding

• East Stars (now known as East Warrnambool)
• West End (merged with Allansford in 1971)
• South Warrnambool Juniors (now known as South Rovers)
• Merrivale
• Russell's Creek

Premiers

• 1946 Russell Creek 9 6 60 def South Juniors 8 8 56
• 1947 Russell Creek 7 12 54 def West End 6 8 44
• 1948 West End 8 16 64 def South Rovers 6 12 48
• 1949 West End 10 4 64 def East Stars 4 12 36
• 1950 West End 10 12 72 def Merrivale 1 10 16
• 1951 West End 10 8 68 def Merrivale 7 9 51
• 1952 West End 8 5 53 def Merrivale 5 15 45
• 1953 West End 19 7 121 def Russell Creek 8 12 60
• 1954 West End 13 14 92 def Merrivale 6 18 54
• 1955 West End 7 8 50 def Old Collegians 4 13 37
• 1956 Old Collegians 13 16 94 def South Rovers 8 10 58
• 1957 Russell Creek 10 11 71 def South Rovers 6 2 38
• 1958 Merrivale 13 15 93 def Russell Creek 13 13 91
• 1959 Tower Hill 9 10 64 def Grassmere 3 3 21
• 1960 Grassmere 11 8 74 def South Rovers 9 7 61
• 1961 Tower Hill 5 12 42 def Old Collegians 3 5 23
• 1962 West End 7 10 52 def Old Collegians 6 9 45
• 1963 Russell Creek 9 14 68 def Old Collegians 3 7 25
• 1964 Old Collegians 7 13 55 def Russell Creek 6 11 47
• 1965 Old Collegians 8 11 59 def Bushfield 8 9 57
• 1966 Dennington 12 15 87 def Old Collegians 9 7 61
• 1967 East Warrnambool 10 12 72 def Old Collegians 10 7 67
• 1968 Grassmere 7 11 53 def Merrivale 7 8 50
• 1969 Old Collegians 9 6 60 def Merrivale 7 12 54
• 1970 Old Collegians 16 10 106 def Dennington 10 14 74
• 1971 WE Allansford 13 15 93 def Merrivale 12 18 90
• 1972 Grassmere 15 15 105 def Dennington 11 11 77
• 1973 Russell Creek 15 11 101 def Dennington 11 12 78
• 1974 Russell Creek 9 7 61 def Merrivale 5 9 39
• 1975 South Rovers 15 11 101 def Russell Creek 11 11 77
• 1976 WE Allansford 16 15 111 def East Warrnambool 12 10 82
• 1977 Bushfield 12 16 88 def East Warrnambool 9 6 60
• 1978 WE Allansford 16 14 110 def Dennington 8 14 62
• 1979 Merrivale 12 10 82 def WE Allansford 10 13 73
• 1980 WE Allansford 12 18 90 def Dennington 5 9 39
• 1981 WE Allansford 18 14 122 Defeated Dennington 13 15 93
• 1982 Dennington 19 14 128 def WE Allansford 16 15 111
• 1983 WE Allansford 21 19 145 def Dennington 9 7 61
• 1984 Old Collegians 14 11 95 def WE Allansford 8 13 61
• 1985 South Rovers 18 11 119 def WE Allansford 8 18 66
• 1986 South Rovers 14 12 96 def Dennington 4 5 29
• 1987 WE Allansford 16 12 108 def Old Collegians 13 9 87
• 1988 Dennington 10 14 74 def Old Collegians 6 8 44
• 1989 Old Collegians 19 18 132 def Dennington 8 11 59
• 1990 Russell Creek 12 11 83 def Institute 10 15 75
• 1991 Merrivale 16 16 112 def Old Collegians 14 9 93
• 1992 Old Collegians 8 9 57 def Northern Districts 3 10 28
• 1993 South Rovers 14 10 94 def Nirranda 8 16 64
• 1994 Northern Districts 19 16 130 def East Warrnambool 9 13 67
• 1995 East Warrnambool 33 10 208 def Merrivale 10 5 65
• 1996 Merrivale 24 20 164 def Russell Creek 16 6 102
• 1997 Panmure 16 8 104 def Merrivale 11 13 79
• 1998 Russell Creek 15 7 97 def Panmure 11 10 76
• 1999 Nirranda 10 7 67 def Russell Creek 5 5 35
• 2000 Russell Creek 10 8 68 def Deakin Uni 9 7 61
• 2001 Panmure 16 3 99 def Deakin Uni 11 11 77
• 2002 Panmure 11 8 74 def Merrivale 6 8 44
• 2003 Merrivale 19 7 121 def Russell Creek 17 8 110
• 2004 Russell Creek 22 12 144 def Allansford 4 12 36
• 2005 Russell Creek 19 13 127 def Old Collegians 14 12 96
• 2006 Merrivale 20 16 136 def Dennington 12 9 81
• 2007 South Rovers 19 10 124 def Timboon 17 16 118
• 2008 Timboon 18 12 120 def Kolora-Noorat 17 9 111
• 2009 Kolora-Noorat 12 11 83 def Timboon 5 3 33
• 2010 Kolora-Noorat 11 6 72 def Dennington 9 10 64
• 2011 Kolora-Noorat 15 12 102 def Old Collegians 12 15 87
• 2012 Panmure 9 4 58 def Kolora-Noorat 7 12 54
• 2013 Panmure 13 13 91 def Dennington 5 11 41
• 2014 Merrivale 11 9 75 def Panmure 6 12 66
• 2015 Dennington 12 15 87 def Merrivale 12 7 79
• 2016 Nirranda 6 9 46 def Old Collegians 5 8 38

Changing teams

1947

• East Stars
• Koroit Seconds (one season only)
• South Warrnambool Juniors become South Rovers

1949

• Wangoom (one season only)

1951

• YCW (renamed Old Collegians in 1953)

1953

• Dennington

1957

• Tower Hill

1959

• Bushfield
• Grassmere

1965

• East Stars become East Warrnambool

1970

• West End and Allansford merged

1977

• W.I.A.E.

1981

• Yambuk

1984

• Tower Hill folded

1986

• Northern Districts (merger of Bushfield and Grassmere)

1988

• Yambuk folded

1992

• Nirranda

1997

• Northern Districts joined the Hampden League as North Warrnambool
• Panmure

2003

• Timboon Demons
• Kolora-Noorat

2017

• Deakin University Folded

2006 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Merrivale	16	0	2	0	2578	1127	228.75%	64
Kolora-Noorat	15	0	3	0	1999	1157	172.77%	60
Dennington	14	0	4	0	2135	1337	159.69%	56
Timboon Demons	13	0	5	0	1709	1139	150.04%	52
Old Collegians	12	0	6	0	1852	1256	147.45%	48
Panmure	10	0	8	0	1549	1715	90.32%	40
Allansford	8	0	10	0	1629	1781	91.47%	32
South Rovers	6	0	12	0	1466	1783	82.22%	24
Nirranda	6	0	12	0	1385	1937	71.50%	24
Russell Creek	3	0	15	0	1266	1910	66.28%	12
Deakin University	3	0	15	0	1064	2143	49.65%	12
East Warrnambool	2	0	16	0	909	2256	40.29%	8

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Old Collegians	16	11	107	Timboon Demons	11	13	79
Qualifying	Dennington	18	8	116	Kolora -Noorat	15	9	99
1st Semi	Kolora -Noorat	17	14	116	Old Collegians	16	13	109
2nd Semi	Dennington	16	9	105	Merrivale	11	9	75
Preliminary	Merrivale	21	13	139	Kolora -Noorat	8	9	57
Grand	Merrivale	20	16	136	Dennington	12	9	81

2007 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Timboon Demons	16	0	2	0	2340	1030	227.18%	64
Merrivale	13	0	5	0	2214	1413	156.69%	52
South Rovers	13	0	5	0	1940	1446	134.16%	52
Kolora-Noorat	12	0	6	0	1924	1323	145.43%	48
Allansford	12	0	6	0	1851	1343	137.83%	48
Russell Creek	12	0	6	0	1863	1397	133.36%	48
Dennington	11	0	7	0	2056	1405	146.33%	44
Panmure	9	0	9	0	1584	1538	102.99%	36
Old Collegians	4	0	13	1	1199	2043	58.69%	18
East Warrnambool	2	0	16	0	834	2311	36.09%	8
Deakin University	2	0	16	0	742	2172	34.16%	8
Nirranda	1	0	16	1	1086	2212	49.10%	6

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Kolora -Noorat	14	14	98	Allansford	8	10	58
Qualifying	South Rovers	17	17	119	Merrivale	11	16	82
1st Semi	Merrivale	20	14	134	Kolora -Noorat	18	16	124
2nd Semi	Timboon Demons	17	11	113	South Rovers	19	9	123
Preliminary	Timboon Demons	15	17	107	Merrivale	8	15	63
Grand	South Rovers	19	10	124	Timboon Demons	17	16	118

2008 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Kolora-Noorat	17	0	1	0	2297	1041	220.65%	68
Timboon Demons	15	0	3	0	2167	970	223.40%	60
Merrivale	15	0	3	0	1859	1042	178.41%	60
Panmure	14	0	4	0	2118	930	227.74%	56
Dennington	11	0	7	0	2038	1725	118.14%	44
South Rovers	8	0	9	1	1622	1565	103.64%	34
Allansford	8	0	9	1	1320	1366	96.63%	34
Russell Creek	8	0	10	0	1466	1543	95.01%	32
Old Collegians	6	0	12	0	1429	1674	85.36%	24
Nirranda	4	0	14	0	827	2016	41.02%	16
Deakin University	1	0	17	0	1127	2363	47.69%	4
East Warrnambool	0	0	18	0	719	2754	26.11%	0

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Panmure	17	12	114	Dennington	9	10	64
Qualifying	Timboon Demons	14	7	91	Merrivale	8	5	53
1st Semi	Panmure	16	6	102	Merrivale	2	14	26
2nd Semi	Kolora/Noorat	11	15	81	Timboon Demons	11	10	76
Preliminary	Timboon Demons	18	11	119	Panmure	7	13	55
Grand	Timboon Demons	18	12	120	Kolora/Noorat	17	9	111

2009 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Kolora-Noorat	17	0	1	0	2417	994	243.16%	68
Dennington	17	0	1	0	2690	1206	223.05%	68
Timboon Demons	14	0	4	0	2359	919	256.69%	56
Panmure	11	0	6	1	1780	1268	140.38%	46
Russell Creek	9	0	7	2	1489	1591	93.59%	40
Allansford	10	0	8	0	1487	1800	82.61%	40
South Rovers	9	0	8	1	1743	1551	112.38%	38
Nirranda	7	0	11	0	1412	1769	79.82%	28
Old Collegians	6	0	12	0	1513	1561	96.93%	24
Merrivale	5	0	13	0	1188	1678	70.80%	20
Deakin University	1	0	17	0	1070	2508	42.66%	4
East Warrnambool	0	0	18	0	615	2918	21.08%	0

' FINALS'

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Panmure	15	9	99	Russell Creek	7	7	49
Qualifying	Dennington	9	15	69	Timboon Demons	8	15	63
1st Semi	Timboon Demons	13	10	88	Panmure	8	14	62
2nd Semi	Kolora-Noorat	14	13	97	Dennington	12	9	81
Preliminary	Timboon Demons	10	11	71	Dennington	9	9	63
Grand	Kolora-Noorat	12	11	83	Timboon Demons	5	3	33

2010 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Dennington	16	0	1	1	2608	873	298.74%	66
Kolora-Noorat	16	0	2	0	2117	1204	175.83%	64
Panmure	14	0	3	1	1827	1365	133.85%	58
Russell Creek	14	0	4	0	2006	1105	181.54%	56
Old Collegians	12	0	6	0	1953	1388	140.71%	48
South Rovers	9	0	9	0	1614	1524	105.91%	36
Timboon Demons	7	0	11	0	1387	1666	83.25%	28
Allansford	6	0	12	0	1426	1750	81.49%	24
Merrivale	6	0	12	0	1363	1678	81.23%	24
Deakin University	5	0	13	0	1252	1813	69.06%	20
Nirranda	2	0	16	0	1091	2162	50.46%	8
East Warrnambool	0	0	18	0	717	2833	25.31%	0

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Russell Creek	14	12	96	Old Collegians	6	4	40
Qualifying	Panmure	15	8	98	Kolora-Noorat	13	6	84
1st Semi	Kolora-Noorat	11	12	78	Russell Creek	7	7	49
2nd Semi	Dennington	14	15	99	Panmure	5	2	32
Preliminary	Kolora-Noorat	12	11	83	Panmure	11	11	77
Grand	Kolora-Noorat	11	6	72	Dennington	9	10	64

2011 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Kolora-Noorat	16	0	2	0	2322	1020	227.65%	64
Old Collegians	16	0	2	0	2095	1149	182.33%	64
Merrivale	14	0	4	0	2042	1180	173.05%	56
South Rovers	14	0	4	0	2083	1265	164.66%	56
Panmure	11	0	7	0	1759	1667	105.52%	44
Timboon Demons	9	0	9	0	1672	1353	123.58%	36
Russell Creek	8	0	10	0	1933	1523	126.92%	32
Nirranda	8	0	10	0	1569	1504	104.32%	32
Dennington	5	0	13	0	1454	1766	82.33%	20
Allansford	5	0	13	0	1402	1736	80.76%	20
East Warrnambool	1	0	17	0	895	2808	31.87%	4
Deakin University	1	0	17	0	700	2955	23.69%	4

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	South Rovers	18	20	128	Panmure	14	9	93
Qualifying	Merrivale	12	8	80	Old Collegians	7	14	56
1st Semi	Old Collegians	13	16	94	South Rovers	8	9	57
2nd Semi	Kolora-Noorat	16	9	105	Merrivale	8	12	60
Preliminary	Old Collegians	22	14	146	Merrivale	10	8	68
Grand	Kolora-Noorat	15	12	102	Old Collegians	12	15	87

External links

• http://footypedia.isgreat.org/00001250.htm
• http://www.countryfootyscores.com/archive-mainmenu-129/ladders/18-2006-season/275-warrnambool-a-district-football-league.html
• http://www.countryfootyscores.com/2007-ladders-mainmenu-99/223-warrnambool-a-district-football-league.html
• Official Warrnambool & District Football League Website
• Full Points Footy -Warrnambool & District Football League